Many people with developmental disabilities are at a higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19 (the coronavirus). The Iowa DD Council has put together resources to help you better understand COVID-19 and how you can protect yourself and those in your community.

COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities

Download an information packet below developed by and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Here are a few things inside:

What is COVID-19?How do you get it?What happens if you have it?If I am sick, when should I call a doctor?How sick do you get?How can I stay healthy, or not get it?If I am sick, what should I do?If my staff person is sick, what should I do?What do I do if someone I live with gets sick?

This project was supported, in part by grant number 1801ABSDD, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.